Editing Rust (fungus) (section)

===Host plants affected===
It is probable that most plant species are affected by some species of rust.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} Rusts are often named after a host species that they infect. For example; ''[[Puccinia xanthii]]'' infects the flowering plant cocklebur (''[[Xanthium]]''). Recently, a total of 95 rust fungi belonging to 25 genera associated with 117 forest plant species belonging to 80 host genera under 43 host families were reported from the [[Western Ghats]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="How many rust species exist?"/> Rust fungi include:
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* ''[[Aecidium]]''
* ''[[Cerotelium]]''
* ''[[Chaconia (fungus)|Chaconia]]''
* ''[[Coleosporium]]''
* ''[[Crossopsora]]''
* ''[[Didymopsorella]]''
* ''[[Hamspora]]''
* ''[[Hapalophragmidium]]''
* ''[[Hemileia]]''
* ''[[Kernkampella]]''
* ''[[Kuehneola]]''
* ''[[Kweilingia]]''
* ''[[Macabuna]]''
* ''[[Maravalia]]''
* ''[[Melampsora]]''
* ''[[Olivea]]''
* ''[[Physopella]]''
* ''[[Puccinia]]''
* ''[[Ravenelia]]''
* ''[[Uraecium]]''
* ''[[Uredo]]''
* ''[[Uredopeltis]]''
* ''[[Uromyces]]''
* ''[[Xenostele]]''
* ''[[Zaghouania]]''
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Rust infected host genera include:<ref name="How many rust species exist?"/> 
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* ''[[Acacia]]''
* ''[[Acalypha]]''
* ''[[Ageratina]]''
* ''[[Albizia]]''
* ''[[Arundinaria]]''
* ''[[Bambusa]]''
* ''[[Bidens]]''
* ''[[Blepharis]]''
* ''[[Bombax]]''
* ''[[Bridelia]]''
* ''[[Callicarpa]]''
* ''[[Canarium]]''
* ''[[Canthium]]''
* ''[[Catunaragam]]''
* ''[[Cinnamomum]]''
* ''[[Cissus]]''
* ''[[Cleistanthus]]''
* ''[[Clerodendron]]''
* ''[[Coffea]]''
* ''[[Coix]]''
* ''[[Cosmostigma]]''
* ''[[Crotalaria]]''
* ''[[Dalbergia]]''
* ''[[Dendrocalamus]]''
* ''[[Derris]]''
* ''[[Diospyros]]''
* ''[[Dipterocanthus]]''
* ''[[Elaeagnus]]''
* ''[[Elephantopus]]''
* ''[[Elettaria]]''
* ''[[Eragrostis]]''
* ''[[Euphorbia]]''
* ''[[Ficus]]''
* ''[[Flacourtia]]''
* ''[[Grewia]]''
* ''[[Holarrhena]]''
* ''[[Holoptelia]]''
* ''[[Hypericum]]''
* ''[[Ichnocarpus]]''
* ''[[Ischaemum]]''
* ''[[Jasminum]]''
* ''[[Justicia (plant)|Justicia]]''
* ''[[Loesneriella]]''
* ''[[Luvunga]]''
* ''[[Meiogyne]]''
* ''[[Meliosma]]''
* ''[[Mimusops]]''
* ''[[Morus (plant)|Morus]]''
* ''[[Neolitzea]]''
* ''[[Ocimum]]''
* ''[[Olea]]''
* ''[[Oxalis]]''
* ''[[Pavetta]]''
* ''[[Persicaria]]''
* ''[[Phyllanthus]]''
* ''[[Plectranthus]]''
* ''[[Plumeria]]''
* ''[[Pongamia]]''
* ''[[Premna]]''
* ''[[Protasparagus]]''
* ''[[Rubus]]''
* ''[[Salix]]''
* ''[[Spondia]]''
* ''[[Strobilanthes]]''
* ''[[Strychnos]]''
* ''[[Tabernaemontana]]''
* ''[[Terminalia (plant)|Terminalia]]''
* ''[[Toddalia]]''
* ''[[Trichosanthes]]''
* ''[[Vernonia]]''
* ''[[Vigna]]''
* ''[[Wrightia]]''
* ''[[Xanthophyllum]]''
* ''[[Xylia]]''
* ''[[Ziziphus]]''
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Some of the better known hosts include:
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*''[[Arisaema triphyllum]]'', Jack-in-the-pulpit
*''Avena sativa'', [[Oat]]s
*''[[Berberis vulgaris]]'', Common barberry
*''[[Vicia faba]]'' - Broad beans
*''[[Coffea arabica]]'' - Coffee
*''[[Crataegus monogyna]]'' - Hawthorn
*[[Chrysanthemum]]
*''[[Quince|Cydonia]]'' - Quince
*''[[Euphorbia maculata]]'', Spotted Spurge
*''[[Fuchsia]] spp'', 
*[[Garlic]]
*''Hordeum vulgare'', [[Barley]]
*''Juniperus virginiana'', [[Juniperus virginiana|Red Cedar]] (Juniper apple disease)
*''[[Juniperus communis]]'' - Juniper
*''[[Allium ampeloprasum]]'' - Leek
*''[[Malus]]'' – Apple
*''[[Mentha piperita]]'' - Peppermint
*''[[Mespilus]]'' - Medlar
*[[Onion]]
*''[[Pelargonium]]''
*''[[Primula veris]]''
*''[[Primula vulgaris]]''
*''[[Pyrus]]'' - Pear
*''Rosa spp'', Roses
*''Triticum spp.'', [[Wheat]]
*''Oxalis spp.'', [[Oxalis]]
*''Secale cereale'', [[Rye]]
*''[[Senecio vulgaris]]'' -Common groundsel
*''[[Xanthium canadense]]'' Cocklebur
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